diff --git a/k8sclient/client/api_client.py b/k8sclient/client/api_client.py
index c91c52f..158ea66 100644
--- a/k8sclient/client/api_client.py
+++ b/k8sclient/client/api_client.py
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ class ApiClient(object):
 
         content_types = list(map(lambda x: x.lower(), content_types))
 
-        if 'application/json' in content_types:
+        if 'application/json' in content_types or '*/*' in content_types:
             return 'application/json'
         else:
             return content_types[0]